{"id":430045,"date":"2023-07-16T18:50:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=430045"},"modified":"2023-07-16T18:50:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:50:27","slug":"kentucky-basketball-team-had-practice-session-at-rapper-drakes-mansion-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/kentucky-basketball-team-had-practice-session-at-rapper-drakes-mansion-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Basketball Team Had Practice Session At Rapper Drake&#8217;s Mansion In Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finding practice spaces in Canada wasn&#8217;t too tough for the University of Kentucky basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>The group is in Canada to compete in the 2023 GLOBAL JAM showcase competition as the U.S. team&#8217;s representation. Fortunately for them, one of their most ardent supporters lives in Canada.<\/p>\n<h2>Kentucky Basketball Team Had Practice Session At Rapper Drake&#8217;s Mansion In Canada<\/h2>\n<p>Rapper Drake secretly gave the Wildcats access to his Toronto property so they could train and hang out there for the day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Calipari says the Kentucky men\u2019s basketball team will be practicing at Drake\u2019s house today \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ajWsnuZ8RZ\">pic.twitter.com\/ajWsnuZ8RZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexSports\/status\/1679876022160728068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As part of their preseason vacation to Canada, the Wildcats held a courtside practice inside the rapper&#8217;s opulent Toronto house on Friday. Calipari even shared a video of the players lounging by the pool on Twitter while the 64-year-old coach joked, &#8220;I ain&#8217;t going in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlright, we\u2019re at Drake\u2019s,\u201d Calipari said in the video. \u201cRelaxing. Really wish you were with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Drake lets Coach Calipari and the Univ. of Kentucky Men\u2019s Basketball team post up at his crib in Toronto while he\u2019s on tour\ud83c\udf0e <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yt3y8y8K9c\">pic.twitter.com\/yt3y8y8K9c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wave Check\ud83c\udf0a (@thewavecheckk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thewavecheckk\/status\/1679997222123982848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kentucky had a 22-12 overall record in the previous season. They received a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament as a result. In the first round, they were able to defeat Providence, but round two saw Kansas State defeat them, ending their impressive run.<\/p>\n<p>With players like No. 1 overall prospect D.J. Wagner, Justin Edwards, Aaron Bradshaw, and Robert Dillingham among its outstanding freshmen classes Kentucky.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jedwards3_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jedwards3_<\/a> mic&#39;d up for practice at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Drake<\/a>&#39;s house \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FGwWInzRef\">pic.twitter.com\/FGwWInzRef<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kentucky Men\u2019s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KentuckyMBB\/status\/1680223190654816257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Drake has long been a supporter of the Wildcats, rapping in 2015&#8217;s &#8220;Scholarship&#8221; that he &#8220;rock[s] Kentucky blue.&#8221; He even participated in a team warmup in 2014, memorably air-balling a three-point attempt.<\/p>\n<p>John Calipari and Drake, whose actual name is Aubrey Graham, have a history of friendship. While Drizzy was out on tour with his &#8220;It&#8217;s All A Blur&#8221; album, Drizzy recruited the group to keep his house busy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fun Friday at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Drake<\/a>\u2019s house \u2600\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/brJ80UKaHj\">pic.twitter.com\/brJ80UKaHj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kentucky Men\u2019s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KentuckyMBB\/status\/1679922826092920837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Instead, before appearing for a team portrait, players rehearsed flips and pool leaps at Drake&#8217;s estate.<\/p>\n<p>And within the 50,000-square-foot building, which was, according to CNN, created by Ferris Rafauli, is a regulation-sized basketball court.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">and I rock Kentucky Blue.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for having us, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Drake<\/a> \ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/memhcTE3fo\">pic.twitter.com\/memhcTE3fo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kentucky Men\u2019s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KentuckyMBB\/status\/1679893867024330753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite Drake not being at the estate and instead touring, another video showed the Wildcats shooting hoops on the floor with the owl emblem from his October&#8217;s Very Own clothing line in the centre.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dolphins\u2019 Tyreek Hill Believes In Himself: \u201cI will break 2,000 yards next year\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/dolphins-tyreek-hill-believes-in-himself-i-will-break-2000-yards-next-year\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dolphins\u2019 Tyreek Hill Believes In Himself: \u201cI will break 2,000 yards next year\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding practice spaces in Canada wasn&#8217;t too tough for the University of Kentucky basketball team. The group is in Canada to compete in the 2023 GLOBAL JAM showcase competition as the U.S. team&#8217;s representation. Fortunately for them, one of their most ardent supporters lives in Canada. 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